The Viper of Kerman

ISBN: 9781905559121

出版年: 2010-7

页数: 288

定价: $ 19.95

内容简介

A powerful Iranian cleric wants to strike his own deal with the West in this scathing, hilarious, and politically astute adventure yarn A powerful cleric with massive commercial and military influence, Ayatollah Ali Baharvand has stepped down as one of Tehran's nuclear negotiators. Sickened by the stagnation of a revolution that never elevated his country to the heights it deserved, he plans to seize power and strike his own deal with the West. Baharvand's plot is chartedthrough the eyes of MI6 officers, diplomats, and journalists, givinga rare insight into the culture, social life, and psychology of this much-misunderstood nation.